Yun Qing carried Xiao Hei from the car on his back, and Mu Qingcheng helped the three of them walk to the backyard.

As soon as I entered the backyard, a round-faced woman in her thirties came towards me. She was slightly plump, with fair skin and a neatly combed bun with a red rosewood comb stuck in it.

She wore a dark brown tight-fitting narrow-sleeved ruyi on the upper body and a blue-gray ruqun on the lower body. Over the skirt was a bright red long apron embroidered with delicate floral and bird patterns.

The proprietress was neat and tidy, and her smile was relaxed, making people feel comfortable. "Young master and young lady, follow me. I will take you to the guest room."

Their backyard had clearly been renovated and was cleaner and tidier than the front yard. The house was new, with freshly pasted window paper on the window frames. There was a pomegranate tree in the middle of the yard and a grape trellis in the corner.

There are four north rooms facing south, with the main room in the middle and side rooms on both sides. There are two side rooms on the east side of the courtyard.

The landlady opened one of the east wing rooms and said, "The young lady will stay in this one inside, and the two gentlemen will stay in the one next to it."

Mu Qingcheng did not enter her own guest room, but helped Yun Qing to their guest room.

The room was spacious and bright. Facing the door was a table and two chairs. Against one wall stood a large wooden bed, its bedding neat and tidy, and opposite it was a couch.

Mu Qingcheng pulled Yun Qing to the bed and asked Yun Qing to put Xiao Hei on the bed.

The lady boss saw the wound on Xiao Hei's face and screamed: "Oh my God! How could he be injured so badly?"

The boss tugged at her sleeve and said, "Madam, go find Fuqi and ask him to go to North Street and ask Lao Ma to come and check on this young man's injury."

The proprietress agreed, turned around and quickly left the guest room. Mu Qingcheng thanked the boss gratefully.

"Boss, could you please bring our meal to our room? We want to stay with our cousin."

"Okay, okay! I'll be there right away. Please wait a moment!"

The boss turned around and hurried to prepare the meal, leaving the three of them alone in the room. Yun Qing checked Xiao Hei's pulse and found it stable. Although he was still unconscious, his wounds hadn't worsened, indicating that Mu Qingcheng's medicine had played a significant role. Without her medicine, Xiao Hei would have died long ago.

Yun Qing was thinking about the injured soldiers on the battlefield. Few of the seriously injured could survive the infection and suppuration of the wounds. Most people died from injuries that were not as serious as Xiao Hei's.

If her medicine could be produced in large quantities, it could save the lives of so many soldiers!

Mu Qingcheng brought in a basin of water and saw Yun Qing still in a daze. She didn't know what he was thinking about, and his expression was quite solemn.

"Yunqing, I've got some water for you. Hurry up and wash up so we can eat."

Yun Qing came to his senses and walked towards her. Mu Qingcheng placed his hands in the basin while Yun Qing washed his hands and face. The two of them worked in perfect harmony.

After washing up and taking advantage of the fact that no one was in the room, Yun Qing took out a notebook and wrote: "Hide the silver and money. Money can tempt people. Don't let outsiders become greedy." Although they didn't have much money, few people in this small town could afford it.

Mu Qingcheng felt that Yun Qing was very thoughtful. One of them was weak and the other was disabled, so it would be better for them to be careful.

Mu Qingcheng pulled out her purse, took out a silver coin and a silver cake, and tucked them into her belt. She also gave Yun Qing a silver coin and a silver cake, telling him to keep them on him just in case. She hid the rest of the money in her flight suit at the bottom of the basket.

After they finished cleaning up, the boss came over with a tray, put it on the table, and invited them to eat: "Little girl, I didn't give you as many buns as you asked for. Here are four meat buns and four vegetarian buns. Eat them first. I'll get more if you're not satisfied."

Mu Qingcheng looked at the plump white buns, her eyes almost shining green: "Boss, you are so thoughtful. No wonder your store is open in a shabby alley and still attracts customers from all over. They all come for you, boss!"

The boss laughed heartily and said, "What a sweet girl! You've obviously seen the world. I didn't make the wontons you ordered. I heard you've been in the mountains for two days, so you must be starving. This is your first meal, so eating too much meat is not good. Here's some porridge my wife made. You can fill your stomachs with some buns."

Mu Qingcheng was deeply touched: "Boss, you are so thoughtful. Just because of your kindness, your inn will surely prosper and prosper in the future."

The boss laughed happily and said, "Great! Thank you for your kind words! Thank you for the compliment, young lady."

Yun Qing listened to the two of them praising each other. He touched a bun from the table. He couldn't tell if it was vegetarian or meat. He took a bite and the delicious broth flowed into his mouth. It was so fragrant! It had been a long time since he had tasted the fragrance of food. Even for someone who didn't care about food, he thought the bun was really delicious today.

Mu Qingcheng stared at Yun Qing, his eyes wide open, as he devoured the buns bite by bite. She could only swallow hard. Wasn't it agreed that she would be the one to test the poison? Why did he start eating first?

"Little girl, do you still need to exchange silver?" asked the boss.

Mu Qingcheng quickly swallowed her words and said, "Change, change, change! Boss, could you please help me change one tael of silver into one string of coins? I wonder how much is the accommodation fee at your hotel? Should we pay now or when we leave?"

"Oh! Look, I forgot to tell you, young lady, that both rooms you're staying in are thirty-five wen a day. Young lady, you've just been through a lot, so I'll charge you fifty wen a day for both rooms. Food is extra, so I'll keep track of your meal and accommodation expenses and settle the bill for you. What do you think?"

Mu Qingcheng had no idea whether it was cheap or expensive, but since the boss had taken the initiative to lower the price, she would just consider it a bargain!

"Okay, okay! Thank you, boss. You are so kind!"

The boss was also very happy and said, "To be honest, our shop has never entertained guests like you before."

"We are not VIP guests, and we need your help with something."

The boss waved his hand: "No trouble, no trouble, if you need anything else, you can tell me."

Mu Qingcheng said with a sad expression, "After we encountered bandits in the mountains, all our luggage was lost. Luckily, we had a few taels of silver with us, so we wanted to buy two sets of clothes and some supplies for the journey home. I wonder if there's any shop here that sells ready-made clothes?"

"Yes, my wife knows the owner of the tailor shop. Let her take you there. Don't worry, the price will be absolutely affordable."

Mu Qingcheng said, "I trust you. Could you please ask the boss lady to buy it for us? I wonder how much it would cost?"

The boss said, "Young lady, please eat first. I'll go call my wife over. You can just ask her. Tell her if you need anything."

Mu Qingcheng said a lot of words of thanks and sent the boss out. When she came back, Yun Qing had already finished eating and was sitting aside, writing something in a notebook.

"Yunqing, didn't we agree that I'd eat first? Why are you trying to snatch it from me? What if something happens? What should I do if both of you collapse?"

Yun Qing looked up, his eyes smiling, as clear and bright as autumn water. Mu Qingcheng was stunned again, stunned for a moment, and then her hungry stomach woke her crazy mind.

"Humph! Acting cute is a foul."

She pounced on the buns and dove into the rice bowl.

“It smells good... so good...!” It had been a long time since I had eaten, and soon the buns and porridge were all gone.

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